Irish TVM Manufacturer Announces Settlement Pool worth $775 Million

Dublin, IRELANDA decision last month by a Dublin-based manufacturer of transvaginal mesh to wind up all known US claims associated with transvaginal mesh complications flew under the radar, but is nonetheless worth three-quarters of a billion dollars.

Endo International PLC announced in early August that it will set aside a massive $775 million fund to end “virtually all known” US claims over problematic mesh devices. The number of women having filed a mesh lawsuit against Endo and its subsidiary, Astora Women’s Health – formerly known as AMS Women’s Health – totals about 22,000 in the US.

“We believe it is a very important milestone for Endo to have reached agreements to resolve virtually all known US mesh product liability claims,” Endo CEO Paul Campanelli said in a statement. “While it remains possible that additional claims will be filed, we believe today’s announcement will assist most mesh claimants to move forward with their lives and will permit Endo to move forward with an even greater focus on executing against our core strategic priorities.”

Transvaginal mesh has proven to be a scourge for countless women requiring treatment for conditions common in middle-aged women who have borne children. Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) and Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) occur when internal organs begin to sag, and droop. Historically, surgeons at one time fashioned slings derived from a patient’s own tissue to shore things up and give women relief from the symptoms of POP and SUI. However, the invasive surgery required resulted in substantial blood loss, risk of infection and long periods of convalescence.

The advent of transvaginal mesh, rolled into a tube and deployed laparoscopically, was originally viewed as a vast improvement over more traditional forms of invasive surgery. However, in recent years there have been scores of adverse event reports asserting transvaginal mesh has shifted, or become intertwined with internal organs. There have been numerous reports of mesh protruding through, and into the vagina, causing pain and suffering for both the woman and her partner.

2014 turned out to be a watershed year for both Endo in particular and the mesh industry overall. That was the year when the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the issuance of two proposed orders that would result in the re-classification of transvaginal mesh as high-risk, and would require manufacturers to obtain premarket approvals from the federal regulator.

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READER COMMENTS

Posted byBonita A. Hoctor
on September 24, 2017

I had previously signed up to submit a claim for transvaginal mesh, as I now have more leakage than I did before receiving this surgery. Is there any recourse for me, as I now have to wear heavy pads every day, and I am over 70 years old, and thought that after I had this procedure, I wouldn't have to wear heavy pads for incontinence anymore.

Your attention and answer to my question would be greatly appreciated.

Posted byJanis Urban
on September 14, 2017

Only Transvaginal Mesh for Pelvic Prolapse has been Reclassified by the US FDA to Class III High Risk in January of 2016. Mesh used for SUI Incontinence was not.

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